20–17080
“The contentment to be found in the acquisition and in the contemplation of the things that are dear to the heart of the antiquarian and the art-lover is a contentment that is the gift of the gods, always awarded the intelligent, though not always disclosed to them. A friend, then, will be he who discovers to one a treasure like that which the joy of collecting uncovers.... And so it is that this little book is not devised for savages, but tenderly has been nurtured in sympathy with the interesting and beautiful things of yesterday.” (Foreword) Among the contents are: The pleasures of collecting; Collectors of yesterday; American tables; Tea and antiquity; Chintz; Pewter; Samplers; Hand-woven coverlets; Chairs; English drinking-glasses; Delft; Early desk furniture; Saving the pieces; Consoles; The romance of a potter; Bernard Palissy; Italian Maiolica; Engraved gems; Fraudulent art objects. There are many illustrations, an extended bibliography and an index.
“Useful to the collector, it will also beguile leisure moments of others.”
+ Booklist 17:103 D ’20
Reviewed by B. R. Redman
+ N Y Evening Post p14 O 23 ’20 800w
“Any one who harbors even the germ of the collecting habit will find it developing in the glowing atmosphere of the author’s enthusiasm.”
+ Outlook 126:378 O 27 ’20 50w
“Of course there is not enough about any one hobby to more than whet the appetite for a deeper acquaintance with the subject; and the book opens up vistas that are impractical for any but millionaires. Nevertheless. It is also a book for general reading and will prove entertaining to many a reader who gets much pleasure from looking into shop windows without being able to purchase the goods behind the glass.”